The Dixon Foundation supports the Dixon Pediatric Fellowship training program for fellows who intend to pursue an academic career with a research emphasis (ranging from basic and translational science to education or QI-centric research) in approved pediatric subspecialties.
As part of this prestigious award, recipients benefit from salary support and an additional $5,000 per year discretionary fund to support research and continuing education activities. The selection committee for the Dixon Fellowship recently met and selected five Dixon scholars on a competitive basis.
Please join us in congratulating the recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year:
Rahmath Althaf, D.O.
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Mentor: Chinenye Dike, M.D.
Project: Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopic Insufflation in Children
Carter Barnett, M.D.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Mentor: Ksenia Matlawska, Ph.D.
Project: Advancing CNS-Involved ALL Diagnosis and Treatment through CSF Analysis
Kulsajan Bhatia, M.D.
Neonatology
Mentor: Kent Willis, M.D., and Jegen Kandasamy, M.D.
Project: Improving the Neonatal Mouse Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension by Utilizing Recent Advances in Adult Pulmonary Hypertension.
Chloe Braun, M.D.
Pediatric Critical Care
Mentor: James Odum, M.D., MEd
Project: Fluid Deresuscitation: Comparing Approach of Intensivists to Nephrologists
Ting Wei, M.D.
Neonatology
Mentor: Kent Willis, M.D.
Project: Morphologic and Transcriptomic Alteration of Pulmonary Alveolar Capillary Cells after Hyperoxia Exposure
2nd Year Award